Health Care

The board of directors at Rogers Behavioral Health System Inc. in Oconomowoc announced that Patrick Hammer has accepted the position as president and chief executive officer. Hammer will officially take the helm when current president and CEO, David Mouthrop, retires at the end of August.

The Marquette Neighborhood Health Center, a part of the College of Nursing, started a certified nurse-midwife practice on June 1.

The board of directors at Rogers Behavioral Health System Inc. in Oconomowoc announced that Patrick Hammer has accepted the position as president and chief executive officer.

Strattec Security Corp. recently received a “Well Deserved” award from UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin in honor of the company’s commitment to helping employees establish healthy lifestyles through a worksite wellness program. Strattec was one of 12 companies in the nation to receive the annual honor.

Shorehaven Behavioral Health Inc., a mental health outpatient clinic whose main location is in Brown Deer, informed the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD) that it plans to lay off dozens of employees.

WellPoint Inc., the Indianapolis-based parent licensee of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire 1-800 Contacts Inc., the largest direct-to-consumer retailer of contact lenses in the United States.

Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative, a new member-governed and operated nonprofit health insurance company serving southeastern Wisconsin, today announced the appointment of its executive team.

WellPoint Inc., the Indianapolis-based parent licensee of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire 1-800 Contacts Inc., the largest direct-to-consumer retailer of contact lenses in the United States.

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin has become the only pediatric hospital in Wisconsin to perform a robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery.

Menomonee Falls-based Assisted Living Concepts Inc., which operates assisted-living and senior residences in 20 states throughout the country, today announced that Lt. General USAF (Ret.) Charles H. "Chip" Roadman II, M.D., has been named as its interim president and chief executive officer.